Manufacturing Engineering Director

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Director to lead all manufacturing engineering functions at a modern electronics manufacturing facility specializing in server assembly, box build, and rack-level integration and testing. This role will own cross-functional engineering activities across Product Engineering, Test Development, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction (NPI), Design Engineering, Equipment Maintenance to drive operational excellence, scalability, and innovation.

This is a foundational leadership role in a newly developed flagship manufacturing site—offering a unique opportunity to build and shape the engineering organization as part of a broader initiative to create a next-generation model factory.

• Leadership & Strategy:
  Establish, lead, and scale a multi-disciplinary engineering team supporting full product lifecycle and factory operations
• Develop and implement the site’s engineering strategy to support production, innovation, quality, and scalability goals
• Drive a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
• Serve as the primary technical authority for engineering decisions on site

• Manufacturing & Process Engineering:
  Own process design, optimization, and control for servers and rack level assembly/test
• Implement lean manufacturing principles, PFMEA, continuous improvement initiatives and standardization
• Oversee equipment selection, layout planning, and capacity modeling

• New Product Introduction (NPI):
  Manage site-level industrialization of new products: from engineering builds to full ramp
• Coordinate engineering readiness (tooling, process, test, training) for each phase gate
• Interface with customer engineering teams and Program Management on schedules and deliverables

• Product & Design Engineering:
  Partner with OEMs/customers and internal teams to ensure manufacturability (DfM/DfT/DFAA), serviceability, and cost-optimization of server and rack-level products
• Drive closed-loop feedback from manufacturing and test data back into product design

• Test Development & Automation:
  Lead development and deployment of server-level and rack-level test systems (functional, burn-in, stress, and diagnostics)
• Ensure traceability, yield monitoring, and root-cause analysis systems are robust and scalable
• Support the transition to automated test platforms and data-driven quality systems

• Equipment Maintenance:
  Implement preventive and predictive maintenance systems across all key production and test assets
• Ensure uptime, calibration, and health monitoring of critical production and test equipment including automation solutions

• Factory Automation & Innovation:
  Identify opportunities for production automation and digital transformation across production lines
• Collaborate with internal R&D and Product teams to evaluate, pilot, and scale automation solutions—robotics, autonomous material movement, vision systems, and data-driven process controls

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate with RnD, Product, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Program Management to drive operational excellence
• Represent engineering in customer audits, technical reviews, and executive briefings

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or related field)
• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience in electronics manufacturing, preferably servers or data center infrastructure
• Proven track record managing teams in box build, system assembly, and rack-level testing environments
• Strong background in test engineering (ICT, functional, burn-in) and process validation
• Experience with NPI processes, customer collaboration, and high-mix/low-volume operations
• Familiarity with MES, SPC, traceability tools, lean/Six Sigma, and smart factory systems
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

$210,000 - $260,000 a year